Serialized AI Straws With 2D Barcode Authentication Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
The artificial insemination industry faces challenges in tracking the authenticity and identity of packaged gametes, managing product inventory, and ensuring accurate data capture, particularly in large herds, due to limitations in serialization and authentication methods, leading to issues like counterfeiting and unreliable data handling.
Innovation Solution
A system using a unique serialization method with a 2D barcode encoding a concatemer of a Standardized Marketing Code, Print Run Number, and Random Tag, along with algorithms for generating Verification and Transaction Numbers, ensures each straw has a unique serial number, enabling secure authentication and data transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If printed information on AI straws is used for tracking, then simplicity of implementation is maintained, but data accuracy and reliability deteriorate due to human errors in manual transcription
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical transcription of printed information with automated optical scanning using barcodes or RFID tags. The scanning device automatically captures and transmits straw identification data to the database, eliminating human errors in data entry while maintaining system simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary information carrier (barcode or RFID tag) between the physical straw and the digital database. This intermediary enables automatic, accurate data capture without requiring manual reading and transcription of printed information.
2Device complexity
If manual tracking methods are used, then system complexity is reduced, but productivity and efficiency deteriorate due to time-consuming manual data entry
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual tracking operations with automated scanning and data transmission systems. Barcode scanners or RFID readers automatically capture straw identification data and transmit it to the database, dramatically improving tracking efficiency while adding minimal complexity to the system.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service tracking where the straw's own identification marker (barcode/RFID) automatically provides the data needed for tracking. The straw essentially tracks itself through the scanning process, eliminating the need for manual intervention.
3Reliability
If serialization is implemented to prevent counterfeiting, then product authenticity is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases due to additional coding and printing processes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex manual serialization processes with automated barcode printing or RFID tag attachment systems. These automated systems efficiently apply unique identification codes to straws during manufacturing, preventing counterfeiting while minimizing the increase in manufacturing complexity through standardization.
4Loss of information
If detailed tracking information is collected, then data completeness is improved, but loss of time for data entry increases due to additional documentation requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual data collection for tracking information with automated scanning and electronic data capture. The system automatically records straw identification, breeding details, and outcome data through scanning devices, achieving complete data collection without increasing data entry time.
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AI summary
The invention provides serialized artificial insemination straws, as well as systems and methods for authentication of the serialized artificial insemination straws.